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Illegal replica guns bought online, smuggled from JB
Some buy parts of airsoft guns, Water BB guns via e-commerce sites and assemble them - breaking the law
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Replicas of a Glock pistol (left) and 1911 pistol. Such guns have been in the news this year, with four instances of the authorities seizing airsoft guns, along with stun guns, that were smuggled into Singapore.
ST PHOTO: CARA WONG
Fabian Koh, Cara Wong
Like many boys his age, Timothy (not his real name), 15, loves to assemble things to play with - except that he put together an airsoft gun, which is a prohibited item here and can cause serious injury when fired.
The student got interested after watching YouTube videos about such replica guns earlier this year. He tried to purchase one from a local seller on Instagram but failed.
